The Coronavirus Diaries

Our number one priority is to stay as healthy as we can for as long as we can. After that comes our resolve to cope with the stress of the lockdown.

This is why solidarity is important. At risk of repeating a cliché that is repeated daily thousands of times on the news and social media: we are in this together. The healthier you remain, the less risk to my health.

There has never been a better time – or a greater need – for helping others, be they your family , your neighbours or even complete strangers.

That is why I salute the various fundraising efforts of the online chess community to give to charities fighting the coronavirus.